Official Reports

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I just noicted that there are about a half dozen reports by Bull Run officers in Volume 51, Part I of the Official Records. I’ll get those posted once I finish with the reports from Volume 2. Unfortunately, I don’t have a hard copy of Volume 51, Part I to check for errors. I’m all done with the Confederate reports from Volume 2, but haven’t posted anything pertaining exclusively to Blackburn’s Ford.

By the way, I have about 90 of the ORs that I’m looking to unload, and will do so at a reasonable price per volume plus shipping.

Dulce bellum inexpertis

“I am sending you these little incidents as I hear them well authenticated. They form, to the friends of the parties, part of the history of the glorious 21st. More anon.”

About

Hello! I’m Harry Smeltzer and welcome to Bull Runnings, where you'll find my digital history project on the First Battle of Bull Run which is organized under the Bull Run Resources section. I'll also post my thoughts on the processes behind the project and commentary on the campaign, but pretty much all things Civil War are fair game. You'll only find musings on my “real job” or my personal life when they relate to this project. My mother always told me "never discuss politics or religion in mixed company”, and that's sound advice where current events are concerned.

The Project

This site is more than a blog. Bull Runnings also hosts digitized material pertaining to First Bull Run. In the Bull Run Resources link in the masthead and also listed below are links to Orders of Battle, After Action Reports, Official Correspondence, Biographical Sketches, Diaries, Letters, Memoirs, Newspaper Accounts and much, much more. Take some time to surf through the material. This is a work in process with no end in sight, so check back often!